Student Animal Legal Defense
Fund

November
18th, 2002

FOOD AND TOY DRIVE FOR THE ANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETY
OF CHICAGO

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH IN
THE LOBBY

The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund will be holding a
food, toy, and supply drive to benefit the homeless animals at
the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago (www.anticruelty.org)
on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH from 8:30
AM to 6PM in the main lobby at Kent.

The
Anti-Cruelty Society provides care for stray and unwanted
animals, adoption, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, dog training
classes, educational programs, and rescue and wildlife
services. The shelter is always in need of things to
make the animals' stay there more comfortable, so we're
collecting:

dog and cat food

dog and cat treats

rawhide chews

rubber dog toys

all kinds of cat toys

leashes

collars

grooming supplies (shampoo, conditioner, brushes, blow
dryers)

Of course, old fashioned cash works well, also. We'll
have a collection table with many boxes to fill in the lobby
-- please stop by and drop off whatever you can!

NEXT MEETING THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER
21ST
NOON, ROOM 165

At our next meeting, we'll discuss
letter-writing and legislative campaigns, and ways to educate
the Chicago-Kent community. We'll also assign slots to
monitor the lobby table for the Anti-Cruelty fundraiser (slots
are usually an hour to an hour and a half.)

Feel free to bring your lunch. Everyone is
welcome -- the more faces the better!

INAUGURAL OFFERING OF ANIMAL
LAW IN THE SPRING 2003 SEMESTER

In the Spring 2003 semester, Chicago-Kent will
offer, for the first time, a course in Animal Law. Animal
Law involves many areas of legal practice and theory --
property, tort law, criminal law, estates, and even
constitutional issues. Too, animal law cases usually
employ argument and reasoning similar to environmental law
issues. The Animal Law casebook is already in its second
edition after being published in 2000. If you are
interested in how the law treats animals, or just want to have
two hours a week in school where you can talk about animal
species besides humans, this course should prove a
fascinating experience. And, as the Animal Legal Defense
Fund slogan says, "Our clients are the only ones who are
always innocent." The course will be taught
by Professor Henning, and will meet once per week for two
credits.